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Facebook puts six on Forbes billionaire list
Facebook not only made household names out of its founders thanks to the movie <em>The Social Network</em>.
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Alpha nerds kicked ass
This year brought a new kind of hero as
<i>Kick-Ass</i> and <i>The Social Network</i> proved it’s the geeks who shall inherit the Earth.
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Time names Mark Zuckerberg Person of the Year
Mark Zuckerberg, founder of the Facebook social networking site, was named <i>Time</i> magazine’s 2010 Person of the Year on Wednesday.
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Facebook in Challenge to Google crown
Facebook is challenging Google’s supremacy on the Internet with a radically different approach to how people live, work, play and search online.
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Emailing by Facebook? Good luck
Did you go "uh?" when Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook’s new email system isn’t email? Don’t worry — so did everyone else.
Revenge of the nerds
From the first sentence, the first word, first nervily indrawn breath, The Social Network announces itself as the unmistakable work of Aaron Sorkin.
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Zuckerberg overtakes Jobs, Murdoch on Forbes rich list
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Steve Jobs and News Corp’s Rupert Murdoch on the <i>Forbes</i> rich list — but Bill Gates is still number one.
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Facebook’s intriguing world revealed
In many respects, Suite H33 in Kirkland House, Harvard University, was just like any other student dormitory shared by four 19-year-olds.
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Facebook to take on Asian rivals to reach a billion users
Social networking giant Facebook is looking to Asia and Russia as it reaches for world domination, it was reported on Thursday.
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Facebook revolts
For a 25-year-old, Mark Zuckerberg must have unusually thick skin.
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Bill Gates is the richest once again
Microsoft founder Bill Gates has recovered his spot at the top of the United States money heap, Forbes magazine’s latest list reveals.
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Facebook stresses independence amid talks
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg stressed his company’s independent spirit on Monday, after a report the social networking site might be sold to software giant Microsoft, which is hunting for ways to beef up its internet business. Asked specifically about the prospect of a sale, Zuckerberg declined to comment.
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Security lapse exposes pictures on Facebook
A security lapse made it possible for unwelcome strangers to peruse personal photos posted on Facebook’s popular online hangout, circumventing a recent upgrade to the website’s privacy controls. The Associated Press verified the loophole on Monday after receiving a tip from a Vancouver, Canada, computer technician.
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After 13 years of Gates, enter the new richest man
It must count among the world’s most genial rivalries. Two of the planet’s richest men regularly play epic games of online bridge and collaborate over handing out their billions. But Warren Buffett has unseated his friend, Bill Gates, to become the wealthiest individual on the globe.
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Facebook lures top exec from Google
Facebook has raided Google to hire a new chief operating officer, providing the popular online social network with more seasoned management and advertising savvy as it strives to make more money without alienating its audience. Sheryl Sandberg’s defection from Google, announced this week, represents a coup for Facebook.
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Facebook users rebel against ad system
Seeking to keep the peace in its popular online hangout, Facebook has overhauled a new advertising system that sparked privacy complaints by turning its users into marketing tools for other companies. Users will have greater control over whether they want to participate in a programme that circulates information about their online purchases.
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Microsoft has eye on 5% stake in Facebook
Microsoft is negotiating to buy a stake in social networking site Facebook that could value the company at -billion or more, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The report said that Microsoft is keen to buy a 5% stake in the company, but is facing competition from Google.